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UK-based JFD is preparing to hand-over the first production model of its Shadow Seal tactical diving vehicle (TDV) to strategic partner Blue Tide Marine as it looks to establish an undersea maritime capability in the US.
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SOF News’ John Friberg writes on some of the more interesting offerings on display at SOF Week. Today’s post is about a tactical diving vehicle called the Shadow Seal. The information below in quotes is from a press release about the Shadow Seal.
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California firm AeroVironment has been producing loitering munitions and other drones for the US military for more than a decade, but the war in Ukraine has become an “inflection point” for the firm, according to CEO Wahid Nawabi.
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From cyber security to rapid prototyping to Faraday bags, small defense contractors crowded into the Small Business Pavilion during the 2023 SOF Week annual conference throughout the week, with many describing the event as a success with higher booth traffic than expected.
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To enable SOF teams to overcome current and future threats and perform their tasks better, the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is seeking commercial solutions to be deployed from the tactical unit to senior leadership levels. The goal is to access systems and technologies that can improve the communication and decision-making process and enable operations in contested scenarios.
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The US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) will observe an emerging communications concept at SOF Week in Tampa, Florida designed to maximize high throughput connectivity at sea.
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The US Special Operations Command has announced it will consolidate a pair of Program Executive Offices (PEOs) into a single entity to support the National Defense Strategy (NDS), according to acquisition executive Jim Smith
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The unique characteristics of the missions performed by SOF teams require them to be mobile and fast in any scenario. In order to offer soldiers additional options in terms of maneuverability, the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) will evaluate electric motorcycles in its next Technical Experimentation (TE 23- 3) event.
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The head of US special operations says he doesn’t necessarily see a “direct linkage” between some of the lessons learned in Ukraine and those useful in a potential conflict with China, but Kyiv’s defense of its country has emphasized another, more general rule: When it comes to international partner forces, “be there early.”
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Discussions and debates about how U.S. and allied SOF must become more capable and ready for an era of growing strategic tensions and conflicts are central to this year’s SOF Week conference in Tampa, Florida.